Category Archives: Iowa in the News

Iowa Supreme Court To Rule on Landmark Case Today

Posted on June 16, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Iowa Supreme Court To Rule on Landmark Case Today Quad-City Times DES MOINES — The Iowa Supreme Court is expected to rule today in a landmark constitutional dispute between Gov. Tom Vilsack and Republican legislative leaders over the governor’s use … Continue reading →

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Iowa in the News: Education

Posted on June 14, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Iowa among the best in providing advanced placement for students The Daily Nonpareil, Council Bluffs America's schools are failing the most talented students by holding them back, failing to provide adequate college credit courses in high school and slowing their … Continue reading →

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Culver: Reform elections to cut costs, gain voters

Posted on June 13, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Culver: Reform elections to cut costs, gain voters The Daily Nonpareil, Council Bluffs When Iowa Secretary of State Chet Culver went to the polls for Tuesday's primary election, he was the ninth person in his large West Des Moines precinct … Continue reading →

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Iowa & The Environment: Sludge Funds

Posted on June 13, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Iowa & The Environment: Sludge Funds AlterNet.org In mid-May, the propaganda machine at the Bush administration's Environmental Protection Agency was like a diesel engine in overdrive, breaking with its nonpartisan past to help [re-select] the [pseudo-]president. After cutting deals with … Continue reading →

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What Role Did Rabid Homophobia Play in the Delightful Defeat of Ken Veenstra?

Posted on June 12, 2004 by bfialindathieman

What Role Did Rabid Homophobia Play in the Delightful Defeat of Ken Veenstra? It might have come down to just good, old-fashioned politics The biggest story to come out of the Iowa primary elections on Tuesday was on the Republican … Continue reading →

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Iowa: First State To Ban Mercury In Vaccines

Posted on June 10, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Iowa: First State To Ban Mercury In Vaccines A Quiet Victory in Iowa AlterNet.org With little fanfare or national media attention, Iowa Gov. Thomas J. Vilsack on May 14 signed into law a state ban on the use of thimerosal, … Continue reading →

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Iowa: Speak Out Against Proposed Interstate Power & Light (aka Alliant Energy) Rate Increase

Posted on June 10, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Iowa: Speak Out Against Proposed Interstate Power & Light (aka Alliant Energy) Rate Increase RPU-04-1 Interstate Power and Light Company (aka Alliant Energy)  The Iowa Utilities Board has scheduled a tenth public customer comment hearing to be held today, June … Continue reading →

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Populist Joyce Schulte Wins 5th District Dem Primary

Posted on June 9, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Populist Joyce Schulte Wins 5th District Dem Primary With an impressive 51.4% of the vote in a three-person race, Democrat Joyce Schulte of Creston has won the right to run against that shameful, party-line-voting neo-con Steve King, congressman from Iowa's … Continue reading →

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Iowa in the News: Election Day!

Posted on June 8, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Don't forget to vote today! Big primary turnout expected Iowa City Press-Citizen Voter turnout should be brisk in [today's] Democratic primary election to select three Johnson County supervisor candidates and a sheriff candidate, a county election official said. “Based on … Continue reading →

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Iowa Democrats Struggle to Regain Majority

Posted on June 6, 2004 by bfialindathieman

Iowa Democrats Struggle to Regain MajorityPhillyburbs.com(Well, this is the headline on the AP wire, anyway.  I don't know if I'd exactly characterize our quest to regain the Iowa House and Senate as a “struggle.”)DES MOINES, Iowa – With only five seats … Continue reading →

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